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- John Osborn, son of Thomas Osborne & Mary Goatly, was baptised 31 July 1631 at Ashford, County Kent, England. He emigrated from England to America about 1637 with his parents and settled with them in New Haven, Connecticut. John probably accompanied his parents to East Hampton about 1649. In 1670 he located in wainscott some 2 1/2 miles southwest of the village of East Hampton.
On 24 August 1675, he was on the rate list for East Hampton (NYDH 2:442), and again 08 September 1683, owning 13 acres (NYDH 2:539).
In October 1686 John Osburne was named with others in contempt of the law, in East Hampton, and was ordered taken into custody 18 November 1686 (NYDH 3:352-356).
On 24 May 1687, an inventory was taken by John Wheeler and Samuel, persons of the estate of John Osborn who died 02 May 1687, and presented to the court on 18 October, 1687, with a petition by the relict of said John Osborn, namely Mariam Osborn, for right to administer, which was granted (Suffolk Co., L.I., Deeds, A:7).
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